Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-11
intersection lights at the street crossings.
RESIDENCES AND GROUNDS

RESIDENCES AND GROUNDS.
The residence portion of the Delta
City" is not surpassed in beauty and neat
ness on this continent. The streets are
lined with beautiful shade trees, which
have now attained such size and spread of
branches as to almost form arches over the
streets. All the yards of residences are
| decorated with the choicest semi-tropic
shade trees and rare towering shrubs. There
is an air of neatneSs, taste and refinement
about these residences that would reflect
credit upon Dayton, Ohio, New Haven,
Conn, and Springfield, Mass, so world
famed for their beautiful grounds and
yards. The residences of \ d. Rideout,
J. B. Mcdonald, J. B. Fuller, C. 3. Kim
ball, John Stewart, Thos Dougal. P. c.
Slattery, Judge |. S. Belcher, Hon. W. H.
Parks, and W. NJ. Cutter, and many Others
are models of comfort and elegance, and
have wealth. OF rare trees, shrubs and
flowers, uneXcelled on this coast.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
The schools are the pride of the citizens.
The buildings are large, well lighted and
| well ventilated structures The salaries
paid teachers show that there is an effort
to obtain the best, and the percentage Of
daily attendance of those ON the school
roll is very high. There are four private
schools, with large attendance. The whole
county is divided into school districts, with
creditable school-houses, and competent
teachers. The newcomer may rest as
sured that in whatever part Of the county
he may go, his children will have ample
| advantages for fair education
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The facilities for carriage travel are as
| good as found anywhere There are good
roads in every direction, and substantial
bridges span all streams, and the aim of
the County Supervisors for years has been
to make them all free There are lines of
mail coaches from MarysviIle in every di-
rection, east, west, and south. The ar
rival and departure of these coaches with
their loads of passengers, mails and ex-
press-matter reminds one Of the old days
prior TO the advent of railroads.
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
The California and Oregon Railroad
runs almost the whole length of the coun-
| ty, north and south, and the California
with this main line and runs to
| OTONllit, Dullc COUNTY. III dttUl-
ton to these railroad lines, there is
a line of steamers which makes regular
trips from Marysville to San Francisco
and way ports. These means of transport
are cheap and rapid, and afford the best
communication with the outside world
| CHURCHES - SOCIETIES - TIIEATERS-H
TEIs-NEwsPAPERs.
In Marysville there are all the fraternaI
organizations of the coast, and they are in
a flourishing condition. They lease large
halls and meet regularly.
There are several fine churches, with
strong church organizations and well-sup-
piled pulpits. There are two Catholic
churches, one Presbyterian, one Methodist
and two African churches
The Bar Of Marysyile for numbers and
ability ranks with any in the State, and
many Of the leading lawyers and iurists
now in other places of the coast were its
former members.
The Marysyille theater Is one of th
largest and handsomest in the interior o.
the State 1t viii seat 300 people, and
is neatly and lastly decorated
MarysviiIe has four hotels Three Of
these-the Western, United States and
Golden Eagle-are large buildings, with